Humpy

[redietz]

Pretty as a picture, so to speak.

[ibookje]

Yellow Humpy (floss body)
Mustad 94842 size 16










Humpy (green seal body)
Mustad 94842 size 12

[ibookje]

With hot orange thread body

[Eperous]

Well tied, nicely done for you... I dry fly I often call upon with red body come autumn, here in the Catskills...

Ed

[corlay]

I've always been curious about this pattern, but never have attempted one.

Question: are these good on small brookie streams?

I always select a durable fly that floats really well for those types of streams,
and this fly looks like it would float like a cork - even without floatant applied.
Is that true?

Given the bulbus body shape - do they do well in mid-summer when terrestrials are about?

What sizes are they effective? #12? #14? Looks like a tough tie to do on a hook much smaller than that...

I may have to give one a try.

Brown Bivisibles, Cinbergs, Ausable Bombers, Elk Hair Caddis, and Quacks are my current go-to's for brookies, and they do well.
But this fly is intriguing...

[ibookje]

Thanks guys

The Humpy imitates nothing particular. It can be fished as a beetle, fluttering cassis and everything in between. It fishes best on choppy spots. Even a little skittering works to entice a grab.

I prefer smaller sizes, 14 and 16 for my fishing.

[HookI]

read this post when it came out , you guys are very nice to share your ties , figured I give it a try , 6/14 on the Willowemoc early am, produced a 18 1/4 " Brown trout . Was it ok that I was not targeting Brookies ?

[ibookje]

Has been a while I tied a few Humpies.

Yellow Humpy





Royal Humpy



Stay safe everyone!

[Theroe]

Nicely done, you REALLY have that tie down pat!!

[ibookje]

Thank you

The other day I was browsing Dave Whitlock's website (Whitlock has been an inspiration for many many years) and I ran into his painting of hair wing dries. The Humpy he painted is amazing. I was surprised how closely our Humpies looked alike!

Here's the link to the painting: https://davewhitlock.com/shop/art/print ... wing-flies